Telephone dial wiper



Jan. l2, 1965 R. A. PEELER 3,164,853

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Filed Aug. 27, 1962' l \\\\,5)\\5 II [IIIA I NVENTOR.

United States Patent O 3,164,353 TELEPHNE DAL WWER Ruby Alice lleeler, 2645 Mt. View', San EernMdino, Filed Aug. 27, 1962, Ser. No. 219,793

1 Claim. (Cl. 15-2il-) vThis invention relates to cleaning tools and more particularly to a wiper for cleaning telephone dials.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone dial ywiper with an upper and lower sponge rubber surface and a pointed tip for insertion between the dial plate and the base of a telephone dial so that the dial may be cleaned quickly with .a minimum of eiioit.

Another object of the present invention is :to provide a telephone dial wiper with inwardly beveled side edges that will reach into the smallest crevices of all types of objects.

Other objects of the invention are to Vprovide a telephone dial wiper bearing the above objects in mind which `is of simple construction, has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture :and eicient `in operation.

For other objects and for `a better understanding of ithe invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGUREl is a perspective view of a telephone dial wiper comprising the present invention; and

FIGURE 2 is :a view taken on the line of 2--2 of -FIG- URE l. Y

Referring now more inV detail to :the drawing, a telephone dial wiper 1) made in accordance with the present invention is shown to include an elongated rectangularly eoniigurated handle 12 made of suitable iiexible material with a circular opening lll through one end. Handle 12 is rounded at both ends and a pair of flat elongated sponge rubber strips '14 are secured 4by cementin-g and covering the other end of handle `12. Strips '-13 are pointed at the forward end of wiper l@ and all side-s or edges 1d are beveled Vinward forming almost feather edgesfor easy ICC a cleaning element are inserted beneath the dial plate in the base of the telephone and in an oscillating and rotating motion will remove any film or dust adhered to the tele-l phone dial, c

It will thus lbe recognized that the strips 14 of sponge rubber material are cemented to the surfaces of handle 12 and to each other and telephone dial wiper rnay be used for many sorts of cleaning operations where small narrow crevices :are present.

While various changes Imay be made in the detail con' struction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be Iwithin the spirit and scope of the present invention as delined by the appended claim.

What I claim :as new and desire to protect by Letters i atent of the United States is:

A telephone dial wiper comprising, in combination, an elongated handle, a pair of opposed sponge rubber strips operatively secured to said handle and covering one end thereof for insertion into a telephone dial `for cleaning dust and film from said telephone dial, said sponge rubber strips being elongated and pointed at their forward end, said strips in assembled position having a liat upper side and a flat lower side, said pointed end of said `strips of said Wiper being inwardly bevelled toward each other and the sides of said strips being ybevelled inward toward each other for further ease in cleaning small crevices, and said pointed forward end comprising a pair of individual points, each of which is on the plane of one of the `said upper and lower sides. Y

'References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Great yBritain Mar. 2, 

